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Zurich1. Konzert La Scintilla

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Bach, Bach C.P.E., Bach W.F.
Orchestra La Scintilla; Shunske Sato

Zurich2. Konzert La Scintilla

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Handel, Vivaldi, Torelli, Zavateri
Orchestra La Scintilla; Boris Begelman; Kathrin Zukowski

ZurichLa clemenza di Tito

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Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
Gianluca Capuano; Damiano Michieletto; Zurich Opera; Paolo Fantin; Klaus Bruns; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra La Scintilla

ZurichRinaldoNew production

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Handel: Rinaldo
Philippe Jaroussky; Valentina Carrasco; Zurich Opera; Silvia Aymonino; Elfried Roller; Orchestra La Scintilla

Zurichc-Moll-Messe

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Lotti, Mozart
Orchestra La Scintilla; Harry Bicket; Rosa Feola; Thalia Cook-Hansen; Anthony León; Evan Gray

Zurich3. Konzert La Scintilla

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Haydn, Mozart
Orchestra La Scintilla; Lars Ulrik Mortensen
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A Baroque Netflix evening: Zurich’s star-studded Giulio Cesare

Cecilia Bartoli (Cleopatra) and ensemble © Monika Rittershaus

Davide Livermore’s high-octane production transforms Handel into a lavish blockbuster. While the superstars shine, the relentless entertainment-first approach often sacrifices musical refinement and dramatic logic for Netflix-style spectacle.

***11
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Handel’s Serse as a quirky modern tale in Zurich

Raffaele Pe (Serse) and Miriam Kutrowatz (Atalanta) © Toni Suter

Christophe Dumaux shines as Arsamene in Nina Russi’s enjoyable production of Handel’s masterpiece revived at the Opernhaus Zürich under the baton of Enrico Onofri. 

***11
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Cecilia Bartoli does it again: an effervescent Cenerentola in Zurich

Lawrence Brownlee (Ramiro) and Cecilia Bartoli (Angelina) © Monika Rittershaus (2015)

The Opernhaus Zürich presents yet another Cenerentola with Cecilia Bartoli in the title role, surrounded by a great cast, with the support of the period orchestra La Scintilla, under Gianluca Capuano's knowledgeable baton.

****1
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Handel in all his glory with Jonathan Cohen and La Scintilla in Zurich

Jonathan Cohen © Marco Borggreve

Jonathan Cohen leads the orchestra La Scintilla, on original instruments, in an exciting all-Handel program at the Opernhaus Zurich.

****1
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Mozart’s Entführung as a jukebox musical in Zurich

Die Entführung aus dem Serail © T+T Fotografie | Tanja Dorendorf (2016)

The Opernhaus Zurich revives a 2016 production by David Hermann, where the spoken dialogue is removed and the story completely altered. 

**111
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Pergolesi’s L’Olimpiade as a reflection on old age in Zurich

The Opernhaus Zurich presents Pergolesi’s masterpiece as an accompaniment to moving videos of elderly citizens.